High Court Says State Not Estopped from Claiming Overpayment

The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the state was not estopped from asserting that it had overpaid an employee who collected disability retirement benefits and workers' compensation benefits for three years. Case: Louisiana Office of Risk Management v. Richard, No. 2013-C-0890, 10/15/2013, published.Facts: Patrick Richard sustained a work-related injury during the course of his employment with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development in September 2005. His employer paid him temporary total disability benefits, but Richard opted not to retain them. Instead, he...